Man, if I wanted real job security I should have trained in COBOL instead of Fortran and C.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
chrismg - Nov 25, 2020 2:37:20 pm PST #347 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
DavidS - Nov 25, 2020 2:45:57 pm PST #348 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fuck.
Emmett just called. His roommate's girlfriend woke up sick. He was going to drive down today, but now they're sitting tight while they see if she can get tested today. They were definitely exposed to her. We just don't know what kind of sick she is.
We might be driving up to Sonoma to leave Thanksgiving on their doorstep tomorrow.
JenP - Nov 25, 2020 2:55:59 pm PST #349 of 30000
We'll, that sucks. Negative test ~ma to her.
Atropa - so skilled! I'm not at all surprised, but it's still a thing of beauty to behold.
I made my first ever pie crust. I've cobbled together basic graham cracker things before, and I've made dough for empanadas, which is kind of similar, but this is my first honest goodness, pie will go in it crust. I mean, it's gluten free, so who knows, but it looks and acts how I would expect it to. I'm 53, and just got my very first very own pie pan today.
Jesse - Nov 25, 2020 2:56:54 pm PST #350 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Fingers crossed, David. You too, Steph.
Beverly - Nov 25, 2020 2:59:10 pm PST #351 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm so sorry David. I hope the call comes soon and gives you the all clear.
"I feel I have exceeded my potential in my current role, and am ready for more responsibilities and challenges."
along with the appropriate salary increase," of course.
FIL-ma, Steph.
I have that book, Toddson. It's a good book--well, I liked it. Also, Zoo Vet, Among the Elephants, Red Man of the Forest (orangs), and the Jackals, Hyenas, and Cape Wild Dogs book, Innocent Killers, by Jane Goodall and her husband at the time, Hugo van Lawick, and dozens more. I've been intrigued with animal behavior all my life. By me, Goodall had the perfect job.
Calli - Nov 25, 2020 3:13:36 pm PST #352 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Negative test~ma for Steph’s FiL and Emmet’s roommate’s GF.
In far less dire news, I curdled the curd in one of the cranberry curd pies I’m making. Luckily it’s not the one for Amyth and her buds, but it is the one I was planning on distance sharing with others tomorrow. WtF, eggs? I tempered you like whoa. Why you gotta get feisty on me?
Volans - Nov 25, 2020 3:16:17 pm PST #353 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Test~ma for Buffista Auxillaries.
I am now taking my last moment before the next 24 hours of cooking. Here we go....
DavidS - Nov 25, 2020 3:30:24 pm PST #354 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We'll, that sucks. Negative test ~ma to her.
Thanks. Btw, JenP, I made the Reddit Apple Cream pie!
JenP - Nov 25, 2020 3:48:08 pm PST #355 of 30000
I made the Reddit Apple Cream pie!
Cool! What's the verdict?
meara - Nov 25, 2020 3:59:12 pm PST #356 of 30000
Good luck, David/Emmett! Also, how is the apple cream pie? It sounds tasty to me.
"I feel I have exceeded my potential in my current role, and am ready for more responsibilities and challenges
Dang, you ARE really good at this. The annoying thing is, it's not an actual "promotion", just a title change from like, Teapot Manager to Senior Teapot Manager--the actual tasks/day to day wouldn't change at all (though in theory I"d be more likely to have bigger projects, in reality it mostly depends on what's needed)